Ian Serfontein

Ian has fourteen years experience in working for BBC, ITV, C4, Sky, Discovery, PBS, Voom and SABC. Filmed extensively in over 40 countries, across a range of genres, Ob docs, Reality, Multi-camera and Outside Broadcast. He is experienced with formats ranging from RED, XDCAM, P2 HD, HDCAM, Digibeta through to GoPro HD and DSLR HD, and also comfortable recording sound.

James Martin baking cakes and making deserts in his kitchen in Winchester

Illumina Digital for Sky

Format: DV Cam Sony DSR570

Producer: Joanne Evans

James Martin: Yorkshire’s Finest

Road trip with James Martin through Yorkshire in search of the best produce

Illumina Digital for Sky

Format: DV Cam Sony DSR570

Producer: Joanne Evans

DOCUMENTARY

William and Kate: What happens next?

60’ documentary looking at what life will be like for the Royal newlyweds

Simply Media for Discovery

Format: HD Panasonic HDX900

Dir: Bruce Burgess

David Lynch: the Air is on Fire

Documentary on filmmaker David Lynch filmed on location in Milan, Italy

Rainbow Media for Gallery HD (USA)

Format: HD Sony HDW750

Producer: Tamar Hacker

Art of Faith (Series 1 & 2) (Camera & director)

6 x 1-hours on religious architecture filmed across Europe, the Middle and Far East, presented by John McCarthy

Illuminations for Sky

Format: HD Sony HDW750

Producer: John Wyver

The Gift at The Hepworth Wakefield

Promotional film about artist Barbara Hepworth for the The Hepworth Wakefield gallery.

Illuminations for The Art Fund

Format: HD Sony HDW750

Producer: John Wyver

Art in the 21st Century

Documentary series demonstrating the breath of artistic practice in the United States

Art 21 for PBS (USA)

Format: P2 HD Panasonic HPX3700

Producer: Susan Sollins

The Private Lives of Pompeii

Docu-drama looking at the lives of people in Pompeii before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Illuminations for Channel 4

Format: Digi Beta

Producer: John Wyver

Sense and Sensation

Docu-drama series seeing John Brewer exploring the art scene in eighteen-century London

Illuminations for BBC 4

Format: Digi Beta

Producer: John Wyver

Art in Progress

Behind the scenes series following artists as they prepare for major exhibitions

Nominated for the 2009 Banff World Television Festival Awards in the category Art & Culture

Rainbow Media for Gallery HD (USA)

Format: HD Sony HDW750

Producer: Tamar Hacker

The Art of...

A series of documentaries exploring the lives and works of some of the most exceptional and influential 20th Century artists

The Art of Henry Moore (Winner of the Prix du meilleur film éducatif at the 25th International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal2007) The Art of Francis Bacon (Nominated for the Creative Crossroads prize at the 26th International Festival of Films on Artin Montreal 2008)

Illuminations for Sky

Format: HD HDW750

Producer: John Wyver

Tim Marlow on...

Series seeing Tim Marlow offering an analysis of the country’s most exciting new art exhibitions

Seventh Art Productions for Sky

Format: HD XDCAM PDW700

Producer: Phil Grabsky

Tim Marlow meets...

Series in which Tim Marlow explores the ways in which art inspires the world’s most creative individuals

Seventh Art Productions for Sky

Format: HD XDCAM PVW700

Producer: Phil Grabsky

Snow Business: The Story of The Snowman

Making-of documentary on Raymond Briggs' animation film The Snowman

Illuminations for Channel 4

Format: Digi Beta

Producer: John Wyver

Ai Weiwei – Sunflower seeds Tate Media

Documentary on Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s installation of 1 billion sunflower seeds in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern

Format: HD Canon 5DMK2

Turbine Hall at Tate Modern

Producer: Kate Vogel

Gabriel Orozco at Tate Modern

Mexican born artist Gabriel Orozco exhibits at Tate Modern

Tate Media

Format: HD Canon 5DMK2

Producer: Kate Vogel

Spider in the City

Observational film following a fifty-foot spider roaming the streets of Liverpool

Illuminations for Sky

Format: HD HDW750

Producer: James Hunt

Sky Arts at...

Behind the scenes documentary series looking into some of Britain’s best art institutions

Sky for Sky Arts

Format: HD HDW750

Producer: James Hunt

The Eye

More than 40 half-hour documentaries on the UK’s most distinguished visual artists

The Eye: Grayson Perry (Winner of the Contemporary Prize at the 6th International Film Festival on Clay and Glass in Montpellier, France)